Which of these characterizes the central values of the faith taught by laozi as expressed in the daodejing

People should avoid conflict whenever possible.

Explanation:

Lao Zi or Laozi was a philosopher and writer of Ancient China. He is known for authoring the important book Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism and a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions.

He believed that he should instruct people to live according to the will of God. For him, the will of God was that all live a simple life without excesses, that all were peaceful and kind and avoid participating and generate conflicts.

i believe that the answer to the question provided above is that  establishing smaller ethnic communities within larger communities  gives more chance for people to know each other more but this might lead to the  conflict between groups.